How to Make Balloon Alligators

Instructions for an Animal Balloon Alligator - Introduction

Instructions for an Animal Balloon Alligator - Introduction.

Here are instructions to make a balloon animal in the shape of an alligator. As you may suspect, the balloon animal alligator is yet another variation on the balloon animal dog. As a result, I recommend that you first learn how to make the balloon animal dog before tackling the alligator. Among balloon animals, this relatively easy and simple balloon animal is great for beginners and novices and kids. You'll find that this animal balloon can have "teeth."

Make a second fold twist about three inches long. This will form the second back leg of the balloon animal alligator.

The remaining balloon becomes the tail for the balloon animal alligator.

You have successfully created a balloon animal alligator. If you like, you can draw in eyes and teeth with a marker to add a few visual details to your balloon animal alligator.

One thought on markers. I prefer to use erasable markers as opposed to Sharpie and other markers. Early on, I was told by an...MORE experienced balloon twister that there's less balloon popping when one uses an erasable (whiteboard) marker. Since then, I have used Sharpies to draw on a balloon and haven't experienced any significant popping. But I still mostly use erasable (whiteboard) markers when drawing on balloons.

Because of the detail involved with the mouth, this one probably should have "eyes" and "teeth" drawn in. Keep in mind that when working an event or party, the time it takes to draw the details will take time. If you have lots of people waiting and little time, you may want to make faster balloon animals that don't require the extra step of drawing eyes and teeth.